November 13 - 10:00
City Council
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The National Anthem was performed by Jalisa Bernadin.
Petition received containing the signatures of 170 people requesting that Ottawa City Council oppose to the proposed development on 185 Hawthorne Ave (Planning and Housing Committee Report 37, Agenda item 20.5).
Electronic submission received containing the signatures of 621 people requesting that Ottawa City Council increase the budget to end homelessness in Ottawa.
Electronic submission received containing the signatures of 1225 people requesting that Ottawa City Council to make representations (municipal resolution or a letter) to Premier Ford to withdraw Ontario Bill 212.
Councillor C. Curry advised that she would be absent from the City Council meeting of 13 November 2024.
Moved by R. King
Seconded byL. Johnson
That the following reports related to the 2025 Draft Budget Estimates be received and tabled:
The report from the Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Corporate Services Department, entitled “Draft 2025 Operating and Capital Budgets”;
The report from the Ottawa Police Service Board entitled “Ottawa Police Service Board - 2025 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets”;
The report from the Ottawa Public Library Board entitled “Ottawa Public Library: 2025 Dra... (cont)
That City Council:
Receive and table the Draft 2025 Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting November 13, 2024, for subsequent consideration by Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 11, 2024; and,
Refer the relevant portions of the Draft 2025 Operating and Capital Budgets to each Standing Committee of Council and the Transit Commission for their consideration and recommendation to Council sitting in Committee of the Whole to be held December 11, 2024.
Report Recommendation(s)
That City Council receive and table the Ottawa Police Service 2025 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets at its meeting on November 13, 2024 for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole to be held on December 11, 2024.
Report recommendation(s)
That City Council receive and table the Draft 2025 Ottawa Public Library Board Operating and Capital Budget on November 13, 2024, and for further consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole on December 11, 2024.
Board of Health Recommendation(s):
That City Council receive and table the 2025 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health at its meeting on November 13, 2024, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the Whole on December 11, 2024.
Report recommendation(s)
That City Council receive and table the Committee of Adjustment 2025 Draft Operating Budget at its meeting on November 13, 2024, for subsequent consideration by Council in Committee of the whole to be held December 11, 2024.
Report recommendation(s)
That Council receive the 2025 Municipal Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Plan, the 2025 Municipal Vehicle and Equipment Growth Plan, the 2025 Transit Operations’ Support Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Plan and the 2025 Transit Operations’ Support Vehicle and Equipment Growth Plan as described in this report as supplemental information to the Draft Budget 2025.
Report recommendation(s)
That Council receive the FTE Analysis Report as supplemental information to the 2025 Draft Budget.
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0029 – City-wide
Planning and Housing Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommendation(s)
That Council approve the amendments to Site Plan Control By-law 2014-256 as shown in Document 1.
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0107 – City-wide
Planning and Housing Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommendation(s)
That Council:
Approve the amendments to the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa, attached as Document 1 to this report and proposed to be effective on January 1, 2025;
Approve the amendments to the Planning Fees By-law, attached as Document 2 to this report and proposed to be effective on January 1, 2025;
Approve the amendments to the Delegated Authority By-law... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0094 - Rideau Jock (21)
Committee recommendation(s)
That Council approve:
that, given the context of the corridor, the McBean Street Resurfacing project scope of work be limited to widening the sidewalks and resurfacing the roadway; and
that the McBean Street cycling project be removed from the 2023 Transportation Master Plan Active Transportation Project List and the 2024 Provisional DC Background Study, resulting in removal of DC funding for the cycling project.
File No. ACS2024-IWS-IS-0002 - Citywide
Committee Recommendation(s)
That Council:
Receive this report for information;
Approve the use of existing budget authority of $1,200,000 for the fit-up of food and beverage spaces for a commercial venture, with social benefits incorporated, to be recovered through future revenues;
Approve additional budget authority of $600,000 for the fit-up of food and beverage spaces, to be recovered through future revenues; and
Approve the segregation of the budget... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-OCC-0015 - Citywide
Committee Recommendation(s) as amended
That Council:
Approve the 2025-2029 City of Ottawa Municipal Accessibility Plan, as outlined in Document 1 and Document 2 of this report;
Approve the 2024-2026 OC Transpo Accessibility Plan, as outlined in Document 3 of this report;
Receive the OC Transpo Accessible Customer Service Policy, as outlined in Document 4 of this report, to satisfy the feedback requirements under the Accessible Canada Act; and
Direct staff... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-SI-HSI-0017 - Citywide
Committee Recommendation(s)
That Council:
Designate six (6) City of Ottawa leased locations, as further described in this report, as a Municipal Capital Facility (MCF), for the purpose of various prescribed municipal purposes as permitted under Section 110(6) of the Municipal Act and as defined in Ontario Regulation 603/06, 2001 as amended, and;
Authorize the Interim Director, Housing Solutions and Investment Services (HSIS), in consultation with the Ci... (cont)
Committee Recommendation(s)
That City Council approve the following:
To waive the market rent requirement of the Leasing Policy and the Retention of Municipal Parkland Policy and direct City staff to negotiate a license for 3 Selkirk Street at a nominal value; and
That staff be directed to include in the License of Occupation a sunset clause of two years from the date of issuance and should an additional License of Occupation be required beyond those two years, it be valued based on market rate... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-FCS-REV-0006 - Citywide
Committee Recommendation(s) as amended
That Council:
Receive an update on the Vacant Unit Tax program; and
Approve enhancements to the program and by-law as outlined in this report; and
Amend the report by deleting the following property codes from Table 6, such that they not be recommended as eligible property codes in the Vacant Unit Tax By-law:
Property Code 244 (Managed forest property, residence not on water)
Property Code 245 (Managed forest pr... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-FCS-FIN-0011 - City-wide
Committee Recommendation(s)
That Council approve:
That the annual contribution from taxation for affordable housing continue to be increased by $1 million annually for the next six years (2025 to 2030) to increase the affordable housing annual base budget capital contribution from $9 million to $15 million by 2030, within Council’s approved tax target.
Continue to allocate the net proceeds from the Vacant Unit Tax to the City’s Housing Reserve.
Stop i... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0029 – Kitchissippi (15)
Committee recommendation(s)
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 10 Garrison Street from R1MM toR4UC[xxxx], as shown in Document 1, to permit the redevelopment of the site into a three-storey plus basement low-rise apartment building, as detailed in Document 2.
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0034– Kitchissippi (15)
Committee recommendation(s)
That Council:
Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2A - Urban Secondary Plans, Richmond Road / Westboro Secondary Plan, for 335 and 339 Roosevelt Avenue, 344 Winston Avenue, and 379 and 389 Wilmont Avenue, in order to permit a 13 and a 14-storey high rise apartment, as detailed in Document 2.
Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 335 and 339 Roosevelt Avenue, 344 Winston Avenue, and 379 and ... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0027 - Orléans East-Cumberland (1)
Committee recommendation(s)
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1280 Trim Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit a commercial development, as detailed in Document 2.
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0088 – Bay (7)
Committee recommendation(s) as amended
That Council approve the following:
an amendment to Volume 2A of the Official Plan to add the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan, including Schedule A – Designation Plan, Schedule B – Maximum Building Heights, and Schedule C – Mobility and Connectivity, as detailed in Documents 1, 2, 3, and 4; and
That Document 1, Section 2.2 hub designation Policy 4) be amended to include the following underlined changes: "Buildings wit... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0038 – City-wide
Committee recommendation(s) as amended
That Council approve:
an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2 Pretty Street, as shown in Document 1, from L1 to R4M[xxx1] with exceptions to enable residential development, on a parcel owned by the City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 2; and
an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 40 Beechcliffe Street as shown in Document 3, from R3Z[937] and R2M to R4M[xxx2] with exceptions to enable resident... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-FCS-PRO-0003 - Citywide
Committee Recommendation(s)
That Council receive this report for information.
File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0079 - Citywide
Committee Recommendation(s)
That Council approve the Accessibility Advisory Committee’s 2024-2026 work plan, as detailed in Document 1.
File No. ACS2024-PDB-RHU-0060 - Kitchissippi (15)
Committee Recommendation(s)
That Council:
Approve the Heritage Community Improvement Plan Grant Program application submitted by Devtrin (Island Park) Inc., owner of the property at 70 Richmond Road, for a Community Improvement Plan Grant not to exceed $500,000 over a maximum period of 10 years, subject to the establishment of, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of a Community Improvement Plan Grant Agreement; and
Delegate author... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-SI-ED-0008 - Citywide
Committee recommendation(s)
That Council receive the 2023 Business Improvement Area and Sparks Street Mall Authority Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements.
File No. ACS2024-SI-HSI-0016 - Citywide
Committee Recommendation(s)
That Council approve the following:
Delegate authority to the Director, Housing Solutions and Investment Services to allocate the balance of the $15,000,000 from the 2024 affordable housing capital budget, being $13,956,051, to support the creation of new affordable housing through conditional capital contributions, contributions in lieu of building permit and school board fees, non-exempt planning fees and accessibility g... (cont)
File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0098 – Kitchissippi (15)
Committee recommendation(s)
That Council:
Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Richmond Road / Westboro Secondary Plan, for 424 Churchill Avenue North, as shown in Document 1, for increased buildings heights as detailed in Document 2.
Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 424 Churchill Avenue North, as shown in Document 1, to permit an eight-storey residential building, as detailed in Document 3.
File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0104 - Citywide
Report Recommendation
That Council approve the Summaries of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items considered at the City Council Meeting of October 30, 2024, that are subject to the ‘Explanation Requirements’ being the Planning Act, subsections 17(23.1), 22(6.7), 34(10.10) and 34(18.1), as applicable, as described in this report and attached as Document 1-2.
That Council receive the list of items approved by its Committees under Delegated Authority, attached as Document 1.
Moved by R. King
Seconded byL. Johnson
That the report from the Director of Fleet Services, entitled “2025 Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Plans – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; and that the report from Chief Human Resources Officer, entitled “2024 FTE Analysis Report – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 18, Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report 19, Joint Report 2 Finance and Corporate Services Committee a... (cont)
Notice of Intent from the Integrity Commissioner to submit a report to Council on an Inquiry Respecting the Conduct of a Member of Council for consideration at the City Council meeting scheduled for November 27, 2024.
Moved by R. King
Seconded byL. Johnson
That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed.
a. Bylaw to set the instalment due dates and the interest and penalty rates applicable to the collection of property taxes for 2025.b. A by-law of the City of Ottawa respecting the emergency management program for the City of Ottawa and to repeal By-law No. 2018-98.c. A by-law of the City of Ottawa to provide for the partial abandonment o... (cont)
Moved by R. King
Seconded byL. Johnson
That the following by-law be read and passed:
To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of 13 November 2024.
Moved by R. King
Seconded byL. Johnson
That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of 13 November 2024 be adjourned.
Agenda
